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gilded

gilded

1 5.7
Has a deep warm gold color
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡɪldɪd/
translation icon : dorado
  • The initial reaction may be to the gold coloring of the bats, reminiscent of the gilded idols once worshipped in pre-Hispanic Guatemala.
  • gilded light

So it was like being on the same road and I got the scenery to change from icy, you know, views out my window, to green and pastoral, to gilded and gold.

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Examples

  • The gilded frame of the painting added an air of elegance to the gallery.

  • Her somber hair, his gilded hair, both smoked now by the rime.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • On the train to Venice, counting the cypresses against the gilded sky.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • A gilded hour.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Effie sat for a time on the couch, in the gilded heat of sunlight passing through the window behind her.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Ares wears an open cape and a helmet with a gilded rim that frames his face.

    Academic text (2008)

  • "The fire had burned down to flame-licked coals, and its gilded light drew them together in a span of warm silence.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • It was rather ancient-looking, with the gilded borders and the yellowing paper.

    Blog text (10)

  • After the fall, Hawass was forced to admit that another gilded statue of Tutankhamun was missing from the Cairo Museum, along with other objects.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The sun set behind the mountains, casting a gilded light across the tranquil lake.

Synonyms

golden
vsgilded
118 1.0

Having a warm yellow color like gold

is the exact slightly brownish yellow shade described
golden-brown
vsgilded
13 3.2

A warm brown color that has a golden shine

is the more brownish metallic shade defined earlier
honey-colored
vsgilded
2 2.8

A color that is yellowish brown like honey

is slightly more metallic and brown than this warm amber hue
gold-colored
vsgilded
  • US
1 2.4

To have a shiny yellow color like gold

is specifically the deep slightly brownish version rather than any metallic yellow
goldish
vsgilded
1 3.8

Having a light gold color or shine

is the deeper slightly brownish form rather than a loose resemblance
golden-yellow
vsgilded
1 3.3

A warm yellow color like gold

is browner and less purely yellow than this warm shade
bronzy
vsgilded
1 6.9

Having a shiny brown or gold color like an old coin

is lighter and more yellowish than this metallic brown tint
gilt
vsgilded
6.8

Having a deep golden color like real gold

is the precise deep slightly brownish color intended
aureate
vsgilded
9.9

Having a deep golden color like gold

is this same brownish metallic hue as defined above
bronze
vsgilded
3.1

Having a brownish-gold metal color

is less purely brown and shows the specific deep brownish yellow tone
aureus
vsgilded
8.5

Having a golden color or made of gold

is the color only, not implying actual metal or material

Compounds

gilded cage
1 8.1

A comfortable but limiting situation that traps someone

gilded flicker
  • US
9.9

A large woodpecker from the southwestern United States without a red neck

How Golden

golden
118 1.0
gilded
1 5.7
yellow
819 1.0

Surface Forms

gilded positive

Morphology

gilded = gild (transparent) = gild + ed

The color meaning ('golden' or gold-like) is a direct perceptual extension of being covered with gold and follows clearly from 'gild' + '-ed'.

Etymology

Gilded comes from gild and gold, so it can also describe a warm 'gold' colour, which is why we call hair or light that shines like gold 'gilded'.